Hi KTC:
What you seem to miss, "Obama's Misbegotten Pile Of Crap" was based mostly on Republican suggestions.
Of course like every thing else, once Obama's name is attached, they OPPOSE & OBSTRUCT!
History[edit]
An individual mandate to purchase healthcare was initially proposed by the politically conservative Heritage Foundation in 1989 as an alternative to single-payer health care. From its inception, the idea of an individual mandate was championed by Republican politicians as a free-market approach to health-care reform.[13][14] The individual mandate was felt to resonate with conservative principles of individual responsibility, and conservative groups recognized that the healthcare market was unique. Stuart Butler, an early supporter of the individual mandate at the Heritage Foundation, wrote:
If a young man wrecks his Porsche and has not had the foresight to obtain insurance, we may commiserate, but society feels no obligation to repair his car. But health care is different. If a man is struck down by a heart attack in the street, Americans will care for him whether or not he has insurance.[13]
more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance_mandate
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